The Guard (1990 film)

The Guard
Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Written by Ivan Loshchilin
Starring Aleksey Buldakov
Cinematography Valeri Martynov
Edited by Tamara Denisova
Release dates
  • February 1990 (1990-02)
Running time
96 minutes
Country Soviet Union
Language Russian

The Guard (Russian: Караул, translit. Karaul) is a 1990 Soviet drama film by the Lenfilm directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Alfred Bauer Prize.[1] The film is shot entirely in sepia.

Plot

The film is based on the real story of a Soviet Internal Troops soldier who killed his entire unit (the karaul) as a result of Dedovschina. The plot unfolds mostly on board of the prisoner transport rail car guarded by a unit of paramilitary conscripts.

Cast

References

  1. "Berlinale: 1990 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-19.

External links

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